Cynon_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards


Cynon Valley (Welsh: Cwm Cynon) is a constituency[n 1] in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Beth Winter of the Labour Party.[n 2]

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The Cynon Valley Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. Its wards are to be split between Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, and Pontypridd.[3]

Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

1983–2010: The Borough of Cynon Valley.

2010–present: The Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough electoral divisions of Aberaman North, Aberaman South, Abercynon, Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos, and Ynysybwl.

The constituency encompasses the towns of Aberdare, Mountain Ash, Cilfynydd, Abercynon and Hirwaun.

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 1980s

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Elections in the 1990s

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Of the 81 rejected ballots:

  • 59 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[21]
  • 22 voted for more than one candidate.[21]
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See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. "'Cynon Valley', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  8. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Vote 2001". BBC News Vote 2001. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  10. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. "BBC NEWS > Cynon Valley". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. Cynon Valley BBC Election - Cynon Valley
  15. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. "MP wins fight to defend her seat". 13 December 2014 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. "Cynon Valley Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  18. "Cynon Valley Results". UK Parliamentary Elections May 2015 results. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  19. "Cynon Valley Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  20. "2017 Results". Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  21. "Statements of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  22. "Cynon Valley Parliamentary constituency". Election 2019 Results. BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  23. "Results". Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

Further reading

  • Britain Votes/Europe Votes By-Election Supplement 1983-, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1985)

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